Desert Tech Infinity 16
- Category
- Assault Rifle
- Barrel
- 368 mm
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- 2024
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Desert Tech Infinity 16 is a select-fire .223 Wylde (5.56mm) assault rifle built on the AR-15 platform for military and law enforcement Tier-One operators. Its defining feature is the QMAG-53 quad-stack 53-round magazine, which offers roughly 80% more capacity and 50% fewer reloads than a standard 30-round magazine while remaining compatible with standard AR-pattern magazines. It runs a direct-impingement mid-length gas system with a match-grade 416 stainless, nitride-finished barrel offered in 11.5-inch and 14.5-inch lengths, a match duty trigger, a birdcage flash hider, and an ambidextrous Radian Talon 45/90 safety selector.
The Infinity 16's signature is the QMAG-53 quad-stack magazine, a 53-round AR magazine that lets an operator carry a standard 210-round combat loadout in fewer magazines, cutting reloading time roughly in half during sustained full-auto fire.
Debuted at SHOT Show 2024 on Desert Tech's new Quattro-15 lower receiver, which accepts the proprietary QMAG-53 quad-stack magazine as well as standard AR-15 magazines and mates with standard AR-15 upper receivers. The '16' designates the product line rather than a barrel length; the shown configurations use 11.5-inch and 14.5-inch barrels.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Desert Tech
- Category
- Assault Rifle
- Country
- United States
- Status
- In production
- Produced
- 2024
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 368 mm
- Overall length
- 762 mm
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Gas operated direct impingement
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Capacity
- 53
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Aluminum
- Barrel
- Stainless steel
- Stock
- Polymer
- Finish
- Nitride
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Effective range
- 500 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Qmag 53 quad stack magazine
Standard ar15 magazine compatible
Match grade barrel
Match duty trigger
Mid length gas system
M lok handguard
Birdcage flash hider
Radian talon 45 90 safety selector
Collapsible stock
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall lengthAmong 271 assault rifles | 762 mm | 915 mm | Shorter than about 80% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 271 assault rifles | 368 mm | 415 mm | Shorter than about 80% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 276 assault rifles | 53 | 30 | Holds more rounds than about 90% |
Its place in the rankings
Answers
Questions about the Desert Tech Infinity 16
What caliber is the Desert Tech Infinity 16?
The Desert Tech Infinity 16 is chambered in .223 Wylde.
How many rounds does the Desert Tech Infinity 16 hold?
The Desert Tech Infinity 16 holds 53 rounds, fed from a detachable box magazine.
How long is the Desert Tech Infinity 16?
The Desert Tech Infinity 16 is 762 mm (30.0 in) long overall, with a 368 mm (14.5 in) barrel.
Who makes the Desert Tech Infinity 16?
The Desert Tech Infinity 16 is made by Desert Tech (United States).
When was the Desert Tech Infinity 16 introduced?
The Desert Tech Infinity 16 was introduced in 2024.
How does the Desert Tech Infinity 16 operate?
The Desert Tech Infinity 16 uses a gas operated direct impingement action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
Provenance
Confidence in this record
78%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/desert-tech-infinity-16' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "desert-tech-infinity-16", "name": "Desert Tech Infinity 16", "manufacturer": { "id": "desert-tech", "name": "Desert Tech", "countryCode": "US", "foundedYear": 2007, "website": "https://www.deserttech.com", "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-04-05 22:24:37", "updatedAt": "2026-04-05 22:24:37", "version": "dc44519af9814e839b3ba8ee4edc5de5ae211ae9c34cc65c9af57c91e0a8e3bd" }, "category": { "id": "assault-rifle", "name": "Assault Rifle", "description": "Selective-fire rifles chambered in intermediate cartridges" }, "country_of_origin": "US", "year_introduced": 2024, "barrel_length_mm": 368, "weight_empty_g": null, "action_type": "gas_operated_direct_impingement"}